Scholarships

Flinders is pleased to offer Scholarships for excellence in the field of Academics, Music (Instrumental), Basketball and General Excellence (Excelling in the likes of Academics and other disciplines such as Leadership and Community involvement). Our Flinders Scholarships are open to external applicants for either Carrum Downs or Tyabb Campuses. All applying families and students must be willing to support the College's values and faith tenets and positively contribute to the community.

We evaluate all Scholarship Applications against the Students' current academic performance and reports, NAPLAN results, character references, relevant testing/auditions and interviews. All Scholarship applications are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership.

We are offering both full and half scholarships for the tuition component of school fees. All successful scholarship students will still need to cover the cost of levies, camps, stationery, electronic devices (Secondary) and any other costs that do not form part of the annual tuition fees. Scholarships will be tenable until the end of Year 12.

Scholarship Requirements

All Scholarships

All students need to complete our online Scholarship application which requires a non-refundable $100 administration fee.
Please note that the Flinders Scholarships applications are only open to students not currently enrolled at the College.
All Scholarship offers are subject to the availability of places within the College, the Scholarship requirements for each category are at the discretion of the College Leadership.
Selected students and families will be invited to an interview by the Head of Campus and/or Executive Principal.

Academic and General Excellence Scholarships

Selected students applying for either an Academic or General Excellence Scholarship will be required to participate in a Scholarship examination.
Date of Scholarship test: Friday, 25 July 2025
Time: 09:00am (Registration at 08:45am)
Location: Carrum Downs Campus, 100 Ballarto Road, Carrum Downs

Music Scholarships

Selected students applying for a Music Scholarship will complete a Music audition with the Head of Music/Performing Arts. Auditions will be arranged in Term 3.

Scholarship Minimum Entry Levels

We evaluate all Scholarship Applications against the Students' current academic performance and reports, NAPLAN results, character references, relevant testing/auditions and interviews. As a guide, we are seeking students meeting the following minimum entry levels per Scholarship category:

Basketball Scholarships

Currently part of Basketball Victoria High-Performance pathways or School Sport Victoria (SSV) pathways, a State Basketball team, or a State Basketball development program.

Academic Scholarships

An Academic scholarship application will be assessed independently via the Scholarship test, but students typically maintain an average of 85% and above.

General Excellence Scholarships

General Excellence applications are typical students who demonstrate sound academic aptitude and achievement; exemplary work ethic and character; and all-around ability and enthusiasm across various disciplines, including but not limited to Leadership, Community Engagement, Sports, Music and Performing Arts etc. Selected students applying for General Excellence Scholarship will be required to participate in the Scholarship Academic test.

Music Scholarships

A Musical Scholarship application will be assessed via a music audition, however it is expected that they will have minimum AMEB Grade 6 standard or above.

2026 Scholarship Application Process

Please note that scholarship applications for 2026 have closed and 2026 Scholarship applicants are now being reviewed.

The College will be in touch with selected students in Term 3, 2025 to arrange an interview. All selected Academic and General Excellence scholarship applicants need to attend a Flinders testing session on Friday, 25 July 2025. Selected Music scholarship applicants will be notified of an audition once applications have been finalised.

Applications for 2027 Scholarships will commence in Term 2 2026.

Should you require any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact our Enrolments team directly via email.

2027 Scholarship Applications

2026 Scholarships applications will open online again in Term 2 of 2026. Should you require any additional information, please feel free to contact our Enrolments team directly via email.

Scholarship Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions

David Flack Bursaries

At the heart of the College is a desire to bring a sense of hope and purpose to our students and families through the blessings that come with being able to provide excellence in Christian education. We continue to strive to ensure that our education offering can be accessible to as many young people as possible. Our community has a missional desire to find ways to reach out to and provide pathways into Flinders for these young people, by having limited David Flack Bursaries on offer. The David Flack Bursary is named after our former chair of the Board of Governance, who epitomised the missional heart to bring Christian education to the young people of Australia.

Our David Flack Bursaries are open to external applicants for either Carrum Downs or Tyabb Campuses. All applying families and students must be willing to support the values and faith tenets of the College and make a positive contribution to the community.

We are offering both full and half bursaries for the tuition component of school fees. All successful bursary students will still need to cover the cost of levies, camps, stationery, electronic devices (Secondary) and any other costs that do not form part of the annual tuition fees. All bursaries applications will be financially means tested, and are open to students and families who would otherwise not be able to afford an education at the College. Each student's journey is unique and therefore the application and award of the bursary will be individually considered on a case-by-case basis. All Bursaries applications are subject to the availability of places within the College and are at the discretion of the College Leadership.

Bursary Requirements

All students need to complete our online Bursary application which requires a non-refundable $100 administration fee.
Please note the Flinders Bursary applications are only open to students who are not currently enrolled at the College.
All bursaries applications will be financially means tested and are only open to students and families who would otherwise not be able to afford an education at the College.
All Bursaries offers are subject to the availability of places within the College and are at the discretion of the College Leadership.
Selected students and families will be invited to an interview by the Head of Campus and/or Executive Principal.

2026 Bursary Application Process

Please note that Bursary applications for 2026 have closed and 2026 Bursary applicants are now being reviewed. The College will be in touch with selected students in Term 3, 2025 to arrange an interview.

Should you require any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact our Enrolments team directly via email.

2027 Bursary Applications

2026 Bursary applications will open in Term 2 of 2027. Should you require any additional information, please feel free to contact our Enrolments team directly via email.